The White House is preparing to ask Congress for authorization for military operations against ISIS. WSJ's Michael Crittenden joins Simon Constable on the News Hub. Photo: Twitter/w_alraqqa

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... breaking news overnight from the Middle East AP reporting the United Arab Emirates as it launched a series of bombing raids on Islam is militants ... the Tuesday morning attacks every tonight it from an ad based inside film reports as ... meanwhile Wednesday the Obama administration will take a request to Congress ... to authorize military operations against Islamic State ... the IDF to set parameters for America's role in the conflict ... the Vista is Michael friends and allies us now from Washington Morris covering situation Michael thanks obeying map ... colors added me on ... so it's always a dicey thing taking anything to Congress and the commitment to war ... is possibly one of the most spicy things to say ... yes and this is of the others on the job the roles of Congress that's ... are you let the lawmakers would tell you on their most important jobs ... it's something they don't often actually want to do I mean we've obviously been ... conducting military operations ... against Islamic State since August so this is the star of important transition points in this in this debate here in this country ... now one of the Ugo Beauvoir ace that a lot of folks have it is the boots on the ground and that's what's been talked about ... the but one of the question is can Islamic state be destroyed which now puts on the ground particularly American but it's what America has the biggest millet re down ... well I think that's the big question you hear a have a very vocal debate in Congress ... between maybe more hawkish lawmakers to say what's in them I was worried that summer for our any descendant ... of sending people ... or you have ... folks weary over the last thirteen years the war that scene serve the dangers ... aam ... of the Williams serve going into the Middle East that's that's inflame full attention so ... there's a lot of concern I think of it among many Democrats of ... of mission creep if you say that he owed no boots on the ground it then Allah will some boots on the ground in that there might be loophole CSE very vocal debate in Congress ... now we would say hello lot of things going on in in the Middle East that actually act and state is Islamic status or Jordan ... commented on how the strikes over the weekend to aam and and now we're hearing the United Arab our months and a hammer attack ... on some strikes from Jordan of open night so aam we understand from ... aam from a BBC interview report by the AP fat ad is getting second hand information about what the US is doing its Cali look it's clear that the US wants this meant to tighten around Islamic state is not ... yes I think it is that they were served reached a new ... seven new phase in this whereas here we've been conducting airstrikes there's been some military operations obviously ... but in all that all the propaganda videos and served it it's that serve coalesced into um um um more aggressive days I think that's one the reasons other than the administration's coming to Congress now that ... you know I think there's a widespread understanding of Washington as as to the dangers posed by Islamic State ... aam obviously the president last week all the money on a death cult ... ALM so I think you are seeing more of a ... servant evolution of of the ... surge strategy and and the need to serve in the end of the let them hardened and destroy them now one other things being kicked around is a three yen authorize a sham ... aam it it seems all the trains that take a fixed number are we looking at you know till the Job's done sort of thing as well ... why think the importance of three years is it that serve ... puts into the next presidential it ministrations whatever's authorize at but then forces that will force the next move whoever is the next president to come back to Congress ... to reauthorize wherever they are doing so in this macabre ... yet so it's I like the new president would come and Amy Li have to give Congress to their first act is to seek authorization for war ... that this would RAVN plays I think that's what people been focusing on this three-year figure ... aam ... you know things are still fluid that they go once Congress gets a hold of ... this authorization they can demand that they can change it ... so things are still very fluid but you know this is that this is opening a very public debate on on the U S war footing as reserve guards Islamic state ... I'm on show will be a lot of vocal ... supporters and opponents on this thank you very